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EGM is the Best Gaming Mag otu there. It has the best reviews crew there could be, "Shoe" is one of the best on the team, I have had a subscription for about 3 years now and I think it was worth it to get the subscription. You get the Mag before they start to sell it in the stores. Plus each mag comes with either a strategy guide or Posters, ( which I love all the posters that it comes with) or both. You get the most info on upcoming games, and the best reviews. If you want a mag to read this is the one to get.
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Epilouge: First off, I would like to say the people that dislike EGM for it's writing are crazy. These people say that EGM is a magazine for little kids and the articles are immature and potty mouthed. They are only 1/4 right. Sure the gaming industry is predominantly in the 18 and under crowd, but teenagers don't bash TIME magazine for being too adult. I'm just saying that most, if not all the articles in EGM are for both adult and kid readers. Just don't say that EGM [is bad] for being what it is: a great magazine.
Now my review: EGM is a magazine that is dedicated to bring the readers and non-biased veiw on the gaming world today. They include many balenced features that other gaming magazines don't include. The reviews are 3 person based and provide much insite on to why the game reviewed is fun and well made. They also never review an import or incomplete game. They want the reader to feel like they can buy a game without hesitation or anger if the game is not up to their expectations.
The previews are also just as good. Most are shot paragraphs of what the upcomming game will be like, what it will feature, and how far along it is. These previews are never ahcking at why it will ... or not. They keep it upbeat and hope for the best out of "X" game.
The rest of the magazone is the usual flare. The top selling games of the month, game release dates, editors voice, pictures (oh the pictures!) codes, cheats, and so on. The two special articles are the gamers letters and the writers veiws.
The gamers letters are often a bread basket of the old and the young gamers alike. What they say are not often the majorities views, but are refreshing and worth a laugh or two none the less. The editors last word is probably the most different of any gaming magazine. This is where they talk about the gaming industry, the gamers, etc. It shows the reader that the writers are people too. They have views, opinions and feelings. Although they are not too serious, they are very insightful and summarize the magazines overall appeal.
Overall, EGM is a magazine for any gamer. Although adult in execution, the product is for anyone looking for a quality product. ...EGM is substance and style. ..
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Up to date coverage of upcoming GameCube, X-Box, PS2 and Gameboy Advance software & hardware, with no noticeable system bias, the yearly best and worst games issue is usually good for a laugh, especially the candidates for worst game ever !
Readers interested in Japanese imports & Anime will probably do better with "Play" magazine, but if you want the latest news & reviews on US releases, this magazine is a good choice.
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EGM is as shallow as you can get when it comes to useful information. Many of the people who read this are between the ages of 9 to 12 years old. This is easy to figure out as the writing reflects this age group. The magazine wouldn't be half as bad as it is if they would stop condescending to their audience. There are lots of ads in this magazine, so it is a good resource magazine if you want to see what new games are on the market. That is about as useful as this magazine gets.
Game reviews are the worst of all game magazines. They are highly biased and inaccurate. These people either have not really played the games they review or are totally blind to what good games are all about. I do not trust this magazine nor some of the editorial staff as they have constantly gone on record as not liking certain types of games such as shooters. These are the people we trust for good information? Forgetaboutit.
They try to cover too much and as a result, they aren't good in any of the areas they cover.
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By far, the only two mainstream game magazines that are best known are Gamepro and this one, EGM. And, if you have looked long enough, you would see the ongoing thrashing of the magazines from each of their fans. Hardcore EGM readers will bomb Gamepro, and longtime GP faithful will tell EGM what-for, and this will never really change. There is good reason for this, however. The two game magazines are both really good, and give everything that they should give, and both of them do this while fixing the flaws they have, albiet hesitantly. It seems, though, that one magazine falters where the other does well on. For instance, Gamepro might give in-depth reviews, but only one reviewer has the byline, while EGM has multiple bylines, but more bare bones then the former.
EGM delivers on the interactive front. They have more space for more letters (and longer ones) than Gamepro, though GP responds to them somewhat better than EGM does (more on this in a minute). Another area that EGM shines on is the humor. They don't use too much maturity when writing them, therefore can be a much funnier ride when reading it. More feature articles also round out this mix of good forthcomings from EGM, and these are soely in-depth and don't lose you in it's content.
However, there are flaws within EGM's otherwise solid structure. First off, there are alot of features. Sometimes too many. So many, in fact, that it seems that they don't have as much space to do the reviews, which, while somewhat informative, don't really go into all that much detail when trying to tell you what to buy, and that is what game magazine should be doing. Secondly, their stragety's are somewhat lacking in the depth department. Sure, they will give you some tips and cheats, but Gamepro has been beating EGM by a MILE in this department ever since they started, as EGM doesn't have the in-depth stageties that Gamepro gives, and EGM still suffers in this area, and don't expect to have this one fixed by a baby step.
However, the biggest shortcoming that kept this score from five is their unforgiving structure. Sure, they have a better spectrum of a ratings structure than Gamepro, but this also has it's cons. When reviewing a game, one minor flaw that everyone else BUT the EGM reviewers will overlook, or even not see at all or consider a flaw, knocks that score down by about a point, whereas Gamepro can still give it their highest score when noticing that same flaw. Also, the "hyped" games get better coverage and better attention by EGM and get high scores for just being a hyped game, while the games that may not get as much coverage and get shoved off to the side. Also, as I have said before, only the EGM reviewers can notice the flaws in some of the games that they find. Sure, everybody will have their own opinions on certain games, but EGM's the ONLY ones that find a flaw in some of the games (very few games, if any, has ever gotten a 10.0, it's highest score, by any reviewer in EGM), and even the littlest flaws can bump the scores down by a full point or two. Gamepro is better here, as it also gives non-hyped games a chance. Also, if your reading EGM religiously, they have told you that if you don't have certain things (like broadband or a big screen TV), you're stupid. Also, if you tell them a different opinion than their own in your letter, expect to get one of the biggest toungue-lashings ever. Sometimes, the person writing the letter doesn't deserve what they got as a response. Finally, while not terribly biased, EGM will be at times. Remember what I said about unhyped games being pushed off to the side? Maybe EGM doesn't soely create the hype that a game gets, but it certainly rides along with it and even contributes to it.
Dispite it's shortcomings, EGM is still a great magazine, and personally, I don't perfer GamePro over EGM or vice versa. I like them both equally. If you like one, you will like the other. Sure, the hardcore fans of each mag will continue to trash the other mag, but both the mags have their shortcomings, and EGM is no different. Still, the features and humor found within EGM are enough to warrent your money. Just be sure to get Gamepro, too, if you want a more forgiving voice and a more in-depth review.
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